Answer:
12x³y²
Explanation:
You want the product -2x (-3x²y)(2y).
Exponent
An exponent is a means of telling the number of times the base is a factor in a product. For example, the exponent 2 means the base is a factor twice in the product:
x² = x·x
Application
When the same factor appears a number of times in a product, an exponent can be used to represent that number.
(-2x)(-3x²y)(2y) = (-2)(-3)(2)(x·x²)(y·y)
The factor x appears 3 times in the product, and the factor y appears twice. The numerical product can be simplified, so the result is ...
12x³y²